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Ps 101 School In The Gardens

Public Grades PK, KG-5

109^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 101 School In The Gardens is an exceptional elementary school located in Forest Hills, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 612 students. This school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New York state, with a statewide ranking between 41-135 over the past 10 years and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 101 School In The Gardens excels academically, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments that are significantly higher than the New York City Geographic District #28 and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 89.29% of 3rd graders, 89.23% of 4th graders, and 92.31% of 5th graders at Ps 101 were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 66.02% for the district and 54.15% for the state. In Math, 93.18% of 3rd graders, 92.86% of 4th graders, and 81.54% of 5th graders at Ps 101 were proficient or better, compared to lower district and state averages.

The school's exceptional performance extends to various student subgroups, with Ps 101 School In The Gardens consistently ranking among the top schools in New York for female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, white students, special education students, and low socioeconomic status students. Additionally, the school's relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 18.84% to 23.37% over the past three school years, suggests a higher socioeconomic status of the student population compared to the district and state averages. This high-performing school also benefits from higher per-student spending, ranging from $14,799 to $28,581 over the past four school years, which may contribute to its educational success.

605

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,206

Per pupil spending ?

25.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 Russell Pl
Forest Hills, NY 11375-5245

(718) 268-7230

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Students who attend Ps 101 School In The Gardens usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 190 Russell Sage
High:	Queens Metropolitan High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

37.2%

Asian:

27.3%

Hispanic:

19.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 97th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (88% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #28

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school88%

District avg64%

New York avg55%

109^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 27Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #28

373^rd of 874New York City Geographic District #28 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	109 of 2445	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	79 of 2445	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	41 of 2439	98.3%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	50 of 2434	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	92.5	57 of 2201	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	135 of 2413	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	150 of 2395	93.7%	★★★★★
2017	86.6	232 of 2386	90.3%	★★★★★
2016	87.8	186 of 2366	92.1%	★★★★★
2015	93.0	80 of 2352	96.6%	★★★★★
2014	95.9	20 of 2345	99.1%	★★★★★
2013	93.4	75 of 2325	96.8%	★★★★★
2012	82.0	323 of 2320	86.1%	★★★★☆
2011	78.4	428 of 2286	81.3%	★★★★☆
2010	81.1	318 of 2263	85.9%	★★★★☆
2009	80.1	275 of 2257	87.8%	★★★★☆
2008	79.5	334 of 2227	85.0%	★★★★☆
2007	81.6	264 of 2219	88.1%	★★★★☆
2006	83.9	170 of 2206	92.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	105 of 696	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	116 of 662	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.2	57 of 605	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	85.2	49 of 671	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	77.0	73 of 430	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	72.2	139 of 548	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	185 of 601	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.5	92 of 2409	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	42 of 2413	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	44 of 2403	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	33 of 2401	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	98 of 1955	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	200 of 2357	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	160 of 2338	93.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	88 of 1569	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	44 of 1531	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	21 of 1429	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	31 of 1503	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	30 of 1315	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.6	68 of 1392	95.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	125 of 2098	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	118 of 2078	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	83 of 2041	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	102 of 2099	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	70 of 1678	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	85.9	209 of 2032	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	85.8	169 of 2045	91.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.2	132 of 2407	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	130 of 2411	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	45 of 2400	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.0	73 of 2400	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	93.0	32 of 1961	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	99 of 2358	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.3	147 of 2340	93.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	70 of 2134	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.1	33 of 2110	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	12 of 2016	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	44 of 2031	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	98.5	3 of 1044	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	83.9	143 of 1859	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	91 of 1941	95.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	105 of 1402	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.1	159 of 1392	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	90.2	80 of 1337	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	54 of 1399	96.1%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	71 of 1224	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	164 of 1338	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	170 of 1408	87.9%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)96th percentile~ school

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

White (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)85th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts90%+35 vs state

Math90%+32 vs state

Science72%+27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 101 School In The Gardens	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Russell Pl	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 268-7230	605	41	14.7	25.8%	225 (37.2%)	13 (2.1%)	117 (19.3%)	165 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (14.0%)	93.8	109^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.5%		95.5	79^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.8%	30				89.3	89.2	92.3				93.2	92.9	81.5				71.9		$30,206	$1,519	$28,687
Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen	Public	PK, KG-5	69-20 Juno St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 268-2775	766	43	17.6	25.3%	228 (29.8%)	21 (2.7%)	175 (22.8%)	259 (33.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (10.3%)	91.3	169^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.1%		93.6	129^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.7%	40				83.8	82.7	78.2				85.1	90.4	85.7				79.4		$29,755	$1,532	$28,224
Ps 196 Grand Central Parkway	Public	PK, KG-5	71-25 113th St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 263-9770	749	49	15.2	22.3%	219 (29.2%)	11 (1.5%)	122 (16.3%)	324 (43.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (9.3%)	97.6	16^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.3	13^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.5%	3				97.7	94.6	97.5				100.0	95.8	98.4				95.5		$28,436	$1,374	$27,062
Academy For Excellence Through The Arts (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	68-60 110th St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(929) 467-6200	573	32	17.9	23.7%	156 (27.2%)	19 (3.3%)	103 (18.0%)	231 (40.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	54 (9.4%)	96.7	36^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.5%		97.4	32^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	98.7%	4				93.2	89.4	98.3				97.3	93.9	95.2				91.9		$23,114	$1,323	$21,792
Ps 99 Kew Gardens	Public	K-6	82-37 Kew Gardens Rd	Kew Gardens	11415	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 544-4343	758	54	14.0	61.2%	159 (21.0%)	48 (6.3%)	319 (42.1%)	171 (22.6%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.3%)	80.1	422^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	82.7%		83.6	350^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.7%	72				73.1	79.8	72.7	76.1			75.2	91.8	72.4	82.6			40.3		$32,600	$1,496	$31,104
Ps 174 William Sidney Mount	Public	K-5	65-10 Dieterle Crescent	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 897-7006	545	42	12.9	49.0%	149 (27.3%)	22 (4.0%)	111 (20.4%)	221 (40.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	88.4	227^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.7%		90.9	179^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.7%	48				88.4	72.9	84.9				91.9	75.3	81.9				69.1		$30,970	$1,557	$29,412
Ps 164 Queens Valley	Public	PK, KG-8	138-01 77th Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 544-1083	527	47	11.1	68.9%	144 (27.3%)	35 (6.6%)	184 (34.9%)	149 (28.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)	58.4	973^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	60.2%		50.3	1161^st of 2445 public elementary schools	52.5%	188	73.2	86.4	71.2	61.9	69.1	52.6	63.5	69.0	69.2	72.1	85.4	38.5	47.1	74.6		29.7		$34,646	$2,209	$32,437
Ps/Is 113 Anthony J Pranzo	Public	PK, KG-8	78-23 87th St	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 847-0724	771	51	15.1	56.3%	304 (39.4%)	16 (2.1%)	331 (42.9%)	97 (12.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	65.1	819^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.5%		69.3	665^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.8%	154		100.0		65.3	68.0	58.9	57.8	74.4	75.8	63.6	67.5	67.1	48.9	76.1	77.5	56.9	64.9	$28,380	$1,601	$26,780
Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	64-35 102nd St	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 897-8600	710	43	16.6	63.0%	308 (43.4%)	13 (1.8%)	137 (19.3%)	216 (30.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	75	556^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.3%		59.3	920^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.4%	364				64.6	73.8	65.5				80.6	79.3	71.0				51.2		$28,518	$1,696	$26,822
Ps 56 Harry Eichler	Public	2-5	86-10 114th St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 441-4448	360	27	13.3	82.2%	27 (7.5%)	36 (10.0%)	182 (50.6%)	90 (25.0%)	16 (4.4%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	58.8	960^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.7%		50.6	1152^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.9%	192				61.8	56.6	60.9				62.0	65.9	64.0				43.2		$33,363	$2,272	$31,090

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 101 School In The Gardens

What is the racial makeup of Ps 101 School In The Gardens?

Students at Ps 101 School In The Gardens are 37% White, 27% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Ps 101 School In The Gardens in?

New York City Geographic District #28

What schools do graduates of Ps 101 School In The Gardens attend?

Students who attend Ps 101 School In The Gardens usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 190 Russell Sage
High : Queens Metropolitan High School

How many students attend Ps 101 School In The Gardens?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Ps 101 School In The Gardens.

Is Ps 101 School In The Gardens a good school?

Yes! Ps 101 School In The Gardens is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 109^th of 2445 New York elementary schools.

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